The Cecil Whig., 1887-04-30

adoption of the Blair amendment to the
constitution. This, when ratified by |
three fourths o. the States would become
operative in all. II prohibits the mann
facturo of liquors except for proper and |
scientific purposes anywhere within the |
States aud Territories, and also their im-
portation from foreign territory, and |
their transportation within and through |
any part oi this country except Tor the |
purposes specified. Another plan is to
| tax the still to death-not high license,
but high taxation at the still"
William Daniel sald that he did not
believe in indirect prohibition, as the
evil of ntemperance must ultimately be
| corrected hy the direct power ot the
| general government. He was opposed
to high license, and argued that 1t was
not beneficial. Speaking of the success
of prohibition. he said it would have sue
| ceeded iii Michigan if the politicians had
not acted fraudulentlv. Mr.. Daniel spoke
| briefly, but was heartily appauded.
Rev. A. J. Gill read paper on the
| value OF prohibition to the LABOR classes,
and urged them to make a universal
strike and boycott against tie liquor
| traffic. lie advocated State prOhibl-
cory amendment before making efforts
for action on the part of the general gov
ernment.
Rev. Mr.. Clemm said he had read that
the money spent i'll Ireland for whisky
| would in fifteen years be sufficient 10
| buy all the land on the island. rs to
| home rule, Ireland ought to have it aud
will soon day get it. Mr.. GLENN then
spoke in his iuimitabie way of the evils
of intemperance. illustrating each point
with quaint humor He said, among
other things, that when Noah got ont of
the ark he got drunk and went INTO part
nership with the devil, but that alter
wards he went to Heaven, aud now the
United States have gone into partnership
with the devil in the liquor busini SIS.
The committee on officers reported the
| following nominations : President. E
| win Higgins vice presidents. Henry O.
Devries, Il. I. Smith and Robert Ire
land secretary, G. 5. Mosher; treasurer,
| DR.. Wm. II. Wilmer Mr.. Higgins WAS
unanimously elected by accamation. In
IA short speech accepting the position he
said the times are propitious for Il pro
hibitory amendment to the State con
stitutiOn.
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Rev. Thoe. Gambrll reported. that in
| Anne Arundel county, local option has
been III the highest degree beneficial, and
that the law is seldom violated.
Nj. f. X Brown gave the report %
| Cecil county, which stated that the
county had felt the benefit of a prohibi.
tory law since 1850 Unfortunately there
was a clause in the law which permitted
the sale Of cider, touc pear cider, &C.,
by which the law was brought into dis
repute But at the election in Novem-
ber, 1856, after an earnestly contested
struggle on both sides, prohibition was
carried by POS majority against high Ii
cense. We had IN 1856 even TEMPERANCE
| men against us, who honestly tbnught
| high license preferable To poorly en-
| forced pruhibiLnrA law. Then again We
| had some farmers who could not see over
their own cider barrels crying it was not
right to make law to prohibit a paiS III
| from selling the products of his farm
| Now that all is settled. and the new law
| has been i'll force since January |, all ex-
cep5 the whisky drinker and seller being
satisfied; the drinker because lie canunt
get his morning tonic without going to
the Heighboring counties, aud the seller
| because he has disposition to acculnms-
date his friends with their customary
| beverage for the sum of ten cents a
| drink
When the cnmmitte on resolutions
made its report Rev. Mr.. Alexander said
that his peOple-rhe cOlOred people
were the men who suffered most from
the liquor traffic, and they would be
tonnd To be united, and he called upon
the Alliance to set their sails 10 catch
the c0lored vote. OF the 80 900 colored
votes -. eco could be brought out for
constitutional amendment for prohibi
ton.
The resolutions as adopted were as fol
lows: 1--WE. the Maryland State Tenn
perauce Alliance, in fourteenth annual
convention assembled, congratulate our
tellows-Iaborers i'll the Temperance reform
upon the results accomplished aud the
growth OF temp; rance sentiment every
where dullng t te past year. We evoutly
thank the All wise God. who has 50 sig
naliy crowned with His approval our ef
forts III behalf Of morality, good govern
ment and the uplifting OF the human
race. 1he great and steady progress of
our reform has thoroughly Justified the |
policy inaugurated in the last cOnvcn-
ton, and encourages rs to continue in
the work to secure state constitutional
prohibition of the traffic in alcoholic |
| beverages. We therefore reatfirm our
!
holic beverages is a dishonor to Christian
civilization, inimical TO the best interests
OF society; political wrong of uuequaled
enormity, rebelllng against restraint and
dciying regulation. What is morally
wrong and socially injurious SHOULD not |
be sanctioned either by a high or low
hceuse. Therefore the interests of state |
aud nation demand the absolute prOhibi- |
tion by constitutional provision, penal !
statutes and enforcing authorities OF the |
manufacture, importation and sale of al |
coholic beverages. The issuing by the |
general government OF liquor liceuses or
special tax receipts III prohibition states |
and local option counties throws the |
moral lutiuence of the federal power to |
the side OF the liquor traffic, aud is a |
serious hindrance 30 educational temper |
auce work. The government, whOse in |
tiuence should be on the side of the con- |
scleuce and the integrity of the country, |
cannot plead legal right Ill Justification |
OF moral wrong.
While the prohibition of the liquor |
traffic does not conflict with other ques-
tons that concern the welfare Of the |
state, it overShadows them all IN the mag
nitude of the results which Will follow its
settlement, and no question OF more
SlJdi ppl GduCt Ctu Dt CDnSiuGfeu Dy |
the constitutional convention soon to as
SemDle iu Mary land. Therefore, in the
IN ereSts OF the state we demand that q
lruhIbltpry clause be inc 'rpugatei III the
organic law to Ue submitted to the vulers
OF the state by that body. la order to
acnl, We success IN the great work o. Sc
curing constitutional! proh b!tion it is es
seutlal that ali our forces he united
This alliance being non sectaran and
non partisan. and representing as 1t does
all classes OF temperance people, urges
that III the great struggle that Is impend
ing i'll this state all citizens Of every party
should unite III earnest and persistent e.
fort to secure it. We therefore appeal
to The patriotism, to the Intelligence and
to the conscience of the people, and ask
that, without regard to party, race or
creed. they consecrate their ene"gies to
the accomplishment OF the beneiicent
reform. But labor and capital should
unite III this movement against the bale
iul Liquor traffic, lnaSmuch as its the rob
Der Oi wages and profits. the iomentor Of
dlscoutent aud strife. and the DESTROYER
OF their mutual prosperity. No other leg
lSlatlon would SO healthiIy stimulate the
consumption which necessitates pr0duc-
tlOn. Increase the demand for industrial
products and insure SO much OF comfort
To Labor and capital as would the proh-
OItIun OF the traffic i'll alcoholic baver-
ages. We crave also the cooperation OF
the pulpit, The bar and the p ess in this
effort TO overthrow the greatest enemy of